Obama attends Democratic Party fundraiser

Protesters call for the end of the Keystone Pipeline outside the Jefferson Hotel where President Barack Obama is attending a Democratic National Committee event, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Protesters call for the end of the Keystone Pipeline outside the Jefferson Hotel where President Barack Obama is attending a Democratic National Committee event, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Protesters call for the end of the Keystone Pipeline outside the Jefferson Hotel where President Barack Obama is attending a Democratic National Committee event, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)— AP

Protesters call for the end of the Keystone Pipeline outside the Jefferson Hotel where President Barack Obama is attending a Democratic National Committee event, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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WASHINGTON 
President Barack Obama has attended a Democratic Party fundraiser that was closed to media coverage.

Officials say about two dozen supporters were expected at Thursday's event at the Jefferson Hotel, a few blocks north of the White House.